Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiwiþō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From *aiwaz (“eternity”) +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯.wi.θɔː/

Noun edit

*aiwiþō f^[1]

eternity

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *aiwiþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*aiwiþō	*aiwiþôz
vocative	*aiwiþō	*aiwiþôz
accusative	*aiwiþǭ	*aiwiþōz
genitive	*aiwiþōz	*aiwiþǫ̂
dative	*aiwiþōi	*aiwiþōmaz
instrumental	*aiwiþō	*aiwiþōmiz

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *aiwiþu
- Old Dutch: ēwitha
- Old High German: ēwida
  - Middle High German: ēwede
Old Norse: *æð
- ⇒ Old Norse: langæð

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*aiwiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 11

[1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*aiwiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 11

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